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MDemisay

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My New Year's Wish!
« on: January 10, 2014, 08:15:20 am »
To those visiting for the first time and to those of you here for a long time,

I wish you health and the fellowship of this shared diagnosis and peace of mind that there is strength in numbers. Keep posting your thoughts and pass this around!

Mike
1974 - Dr. Michelson  Colombia Presbyterian removal of 3 Arterio Venous Malformations
2004- Dr. Sisti  NY Presbyterian subtotal removal of 3.1 cm AN,
2012 - June 11th Dr. Sisti Gamma Knife (easy-breasily done)"DEAD IRV" play taps!
Research, research, research then decide and trust in God's Hands!

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Re: My New Year's Wish!
« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2014, 04:08:04 pm »
Thank you, Mike.  Your enthusiasm and support for these forums is appreciated.

Jim
4.5 cm AN diagnosed 5/06.  Retrosigmoid surgery 6/06.  Follow-up FSR completed 10/06.  Tumor shrinkage & necrosis noted on last MRI.  Life is good. 

Life is not the way it's supposed to be. It's the way it is.  The way we cope with it is what makes the difference.

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Re: My New Year's Wish!
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2014, 06:20:57 pm »
Thanks Mike! Hope to see you again in the future... Best wishes, Mickey

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Re: My New Year's Wish!
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2014, 06:22:17 pm »
Very nice wish.

Personally I just wish I'd win the lottery!   ;D

Jan
Retrosig 5/31/07 Drs. Battista & Kazan (Hinsdale, Illinois)
Left AN 3.0 cm (1.5 cm @ diagnosis 6 wks prior) SSD. BAHA implant 3/4/08 (Dr. Battista) Divino 6/4/08  BP100 4/2010 BAHA 5 8/2015

I don't actually "make" trouble..just kind of attract it, fine tune it, and apply it in new and exciting ways

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Re: My New Year's Wish!
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2014, 08:21:56 pm »


Personally I just wish I'd win the lottery!   ;D



Apparently the chances of getting an Acoustic Neuroma are better than the chances of winning the lottery.

 ::)
3/15/18 12mm x 6mm x5mm
9/21/16 12mm x 7mm x 5mm
3/23/15 12mm x 5.5mm x 4mm
3/13/14 12mm x 6mm x 4mm
8/1/13 14mm x 5mm x 4mm (Expected)
1/22/13 12mm x 3mm (Gamma Knife)
10/10/12 11mm x 4mm x 5mm
4/4/12 9mm x 4mm x 3mm (Diagnosis)

My story at: http://www.anausa.org/smf/index.php?topic=18287.0

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Re: My New Year's Wish!
« Reply #5 on: January 26, 2014, 06:07:19 pm »
Arizona Jack

thanks for bursting my bubble  ::)

Jan  ;D
Retrosig 5/31/07 Drs. Battista & Kazan (Hinsdale, Illinois)
Left AN 3.0 cm (1.5 cm @ diagnosis 6 wks prior) SSD. BAHA implant 3/4/08 (Dr. Battista) Divino 6/4/08  BP100 4/2010 BAHA 5 8/2015

I don't actually "make" trouble..just kind of attract it, fine tune it, and apply it in new and exciting ways

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Re: My New Year's Wish!
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2014, 08:05:17 am »
I wish for fat calves...  ;D
 
3mm AN discovered Aug 2004
Translab July 2 ,2007
3.2cm x 2.75cm x 3.3cm @ time of surgery

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Re: My New Year's Wish!
« Reply #7 on: January 30, 2014, 01:58:57 pm »
Dear Jan,

Wishing these three things  (a Trifecta) is a lot easier than winning the lottery (which you've won already if you have an AN or so Dr. Sisti tells me). Although achieving the latter two maybe easier in leaps and bounds than the first!

Given my storied history (attached ) I feel rather lucky to be alive to have lived for thirty years (when survival from brain operations was spotty at best) without another brain event (AN) which is also quite extraordinary....I feel lucky to have reached this point to be among you and feel priveleged and happy to recount my story again and again.

Mike

1974 - Dr. Michelson  Colombia Presbyterian removal of 3 Arterio Venous Malformations
2004- Dr. Sisti  NY Presbyterian subtotal removal of 3.1 cm AN,
2012 - June 11th Dr. Sisti Gamma Knife (easy-breasily done)"DEAD IRV" play taps!
Research, research, research then decide and trust in God's Hands!